Automating <i>care</i> by self-maintainability for full laboratory automation
Koji Ochiai, Yuya Tahara-Arai, Akari Kato, Kazunari Kaizu, Hirokazu Kariyazaki, Makoto Umeno, Koichi Takahashi, Genki N. Kanda, Haruka Ozaki
Abstract
We identify human-dependent “care” tasks as the main barrier to lab automation and propose self-maintainability (SeM)—an autonomous adaptability concept inspired by living cells—to shift these tasks fully onto automated systems.
Topics & Concepts
MaintainabilityAutomationLaboratory automationEngineeringComputer scienceSoftware engineeringEngineering managementMechanical engineeringHealthcare Technology and Patient MonitoringScientific Computing and Data ManagementCell Image Analysis Techniques